# Project Management Level II Online

100% online training with expert live support

Canonical URL: <https://vdci.edu/courses/project-management-level-ii-online>

## Overview

In this course, you will build on the foundation from Project Management Level 1 and complete your understanding of the five stages of project management by focusing on Execution, Monitoring, and Closing. You will learn how to keep projects running effectively once work begins, maintain schedules, manage budgets, and document lessons learned to support future initiatives. The course also covers practical methods for budgeting, allocating limited resources, and estimating and tracking costs throughout the project lifecycle.

You will also be introduced to Agile Project Management and how it differs from the traditional Waterfall approach. Through an overview of Scrum, Kanban, and Extreme Programming XP, you will explore how different Agile frameworks support various project needs. By comparing these methodologies, you will gain the insight needed to select the most effective management approach for different project environments.

## What you'll learn

- Continue building knowledge of the five phases of project management with a focus on Execution, Monitoring, and Closing
- Understand project costs, budgeting principles, and financial tracking
- Learn effective approaches to managing people, time, and resources
- Develop strategies for handling risk, change, and uncertainty
- Gain an overview of Agile Project Management frameworks, including Scrum, Kanban, and Extreme Programming XP

## Curriculum

### The Project Team

#### Team Development

- Assembling a Team
- Project Kickoff Meeting
- Characteristics of Effective Teams
- Barriers to Teams

#### Stages of Team Development

- Stage 1: Forming
- Stage 2: Storming
- Stage 3: Norming
- Stage 4: Performing

### Budgets & Costs

#### Types of Costs

- Resource cost rates
- Reserve analysis
- Contingency budget
- Cost of quality

#### Determining Activity Costs

- Estimate Activity Costs

#### Determining Project Budget

- Calculations
- Total Budgeted Cost (TBC)
- Time-Phased Budget
- Cumulative Budgeted Cost (CBC)

### The Execution Phase

#### Determining Actual Costs

- Determine Actual Cost
- Compare Actual Cost to Budgeted Cost
- Actual Accumulated Cost by Period
- Cumulative Budgeted & Actual Cost Curve

#### Determining the Value of Work Performed

- Determine Value of Work Performed
- Earned Value (EV)
- Cumulative Earned Value

#### Cost Performance & Project Status

- Analyze Cost Performance
- Measure Project Status

#### Cost Analysis

- Analyze Cost Performance
- Cost Performance Index (CPI)
- Cost Variance (CV)
- Estimating the Cost at Completion
- Forecasted Cost at Completion (FCAC)

#### Controlling Costs & Corrective Action

- Cost Control Steps
- When to Take Corrective Action

### Limited Resources: Leveling & Smoothing

#### Resource Leveling

#### Resource Limited Scheduling

### Risk Management

#### Risks & Issues

- Identify Risks
- Risk Assessment
- Probability & Impact Matrix
- Risk Appetite

#### Common Types of Risks

- External Risks
- Single Point of Failure

#### Risk Mitigation

- Common Ways of Dealing With Risk

### Project Communication

#### Meetings

- Project Kickoff Meeting
- Different Types of Meetings

#### Reports

- Different Types of Reports

#### Plans

- Project Plans
- Document Control Plan
- Project Communication Plan

### The Closing Phase

#### Final Payments

#### Staff Recognition & Evaluation

#### Post Project Evaluation

#### Lessons Learned

#### Archive Project Documents

#### Customer Feedback

#### Early Project Termination

### Agile Project Management

#### Overview of Agile

#### The Agile Manifesto

#### Agile vs. Waterfall

### Agile Frameworks

#### Scrum

- Scrum Concepts
- Scrum Roles
- Why is Scrum So Popular?
- When Scrum Works Best

#### Kanban

- Kanban boards
- Work-in-Process (WIP) Limit

#### Extreme Programming (XP)

- Extreme Programming (XP) Activities
- Designing
- Coding
- Testing
- Listening

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $325